Abstract
This article reconsiders the fundamental patterns of knowing in nursing in light of the challenge
of narrowempirics in the formof evidence-based practice. Objections to the dominance
of evidence-based practice are reviewed, and the reasons for it are examined. It is argued that
it is partially the result of weaknesses in the alternative patterns of ethical, personal, and esthetic
knowing, the ineffability of which compromises accountability. This ineffability can
be countered only by introducing a wider form of empirics than countenanced by evidencebased
practice into all patterns of knowing, to demonstrate their salience and to make their
use in practice transparent.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3-14 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Advances in Nursing Science |
Volume | 33 (1) |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2010 |
Bibliographical note
Impact Factor, 0.82, Q3, Nursing, Cited x26ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing